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Ambition,
" is the desire for personal achievement. It provides the motivation and determination necessary to achieve goals in life. Ambitious people seek to be the best at what they choose to do for attainment, power, or superiority." -Wikipedia.
With our ambition strapped to our backs we opened our doors and fired up the heater in our greenhouse on March 2. The first day is always very exciting as our long Winter's anticipation can now rest. With our seed flats clean and tables ready we tare open our potting bag and smell the great rich soil that stimulates us for our third growing season here at Tempel Farms Organics.
With endless flats of seeded onions, shallots (Ambition), kale, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes and more our greenhouse fills up pretty quick with the sea of green. At the same time of seeding these flats we prepare the beds in our hoophouse where we'll start our early tomatoes and peppers along with early greens. While these growing homes are busy inside it is just as busy outside too. You could hear the tractors starting up and the clanking of adjusting implements, tightening nuts and bolts and checking for any leaks are all being tuned up.
As our tomato plants size up we transplant them in the hoophouse and soon to follow will be our pepper plants along with early greens. Early tomatoes especially in our climate is very rewarding as we dress up our salads and sandwiches with it's summer flavor!
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They are only a few inches tall now but I'll post pictures as they grow and soon this hoophouse will look like a jungle!
Thank you for those of you who have joined already! Many of you are returning members and we look forward to seeing you again, sharing stories and recipes. For those of you have questions feel free to send us an email and we can help you make a decision with which share to purchase for you or your family. You'll find plenty of information on our website!
Here is an open trailer that we harden off our flats of seedlings before they are transplanted in the ground. On the trailer we have kales, collards, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi and all our early brassicas.
Your first vegetable pick up is scheduled for June 9th. This date may change due to weather. If your first pick up is pushed back a week I will send out plenty of notice to let you know ahead of time. This doesn't change the number of shares you will receive this season it will only extend it one week later.
Our first Seasonal Fruit Share has not been schedule yet. We will have a date by the third week of May and will send out a newsletter so that you could mark your calendars!
Here is an open trailer that we harden off our flats of seedlings before they are transplanted in the ground. On the trailer we have kales, collards, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi and all our early brassicas.
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| Waking up to 2" of snow was exciting for the kids but didn't allow us to continue any field work! |
Your first vegetable pick up is scheduled for June 9th. This date may change due to weather. If your first pick up is pushed back a week I will send out plenty of notice to let you know ahead of time. This doesn't change the number of shares you will receive this season it will only extend it one week later.
Our first Seasonal Fruit Share has not been schedule yet. We will have a date by the third week of May and will send out a newsletter so that you could mark your calendars!
What's New on The Farm?
Goats! Yes, in mid March Chris and I picked up two dairy goats from a friend farmer nearby. Both goats are a year old and expected to kid between mid April to May 1st.
After a few weeks of being settled in their new home our brown doe, Ofelia, kidded on Sunday April 10! If you remember that day the temperature rose to 82*, so far the warmest day of the year. It was a beautiful day to welcome two kids, one doeling and one buck.
Then just the other day our white doe, Mar, kidded on April 19 during the thunderstorm. She delivered 2 kids, one doeling and one buck. Everyone is healthy and are already budding around!
All six goats will give us plenty of hands on learning experience so that we could get to know this type of livestock, their milk and it's uses.
Coming up in your next newsletter!
We're excited to share news about a few added varieties of our egg laying chickens! Isa Brown, Barred Rock, Araucana, and Black Star.
We are looking forward to seeing many of you again and getting to know our new members this season! Please email us with any questions and we'll be happy to get back to you.
Your farmers,
Tania and Chris Cubberly
Tempel Farms Organics
